Place CheckerOfficial local evidence

Census 2021 neighbourhood · E02003144

Mutley

Mutley is a Census neighbourhood of about 8,492 residents in Plymouth. This is a statistical area, not an administrative boundary or a postcode district.

Area evidence brief for Plymouth
8,492

Usual residents

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

3,211

Households

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

9,436.6

Residents per km²

ONS Census 2021 · MSOA

33.2%

Households owning their home

ONS Census 2021 · tenure

35.9%

Households with no car or van

ONS Census 2021 · car availability

34.1%

Adults with a degree or above

ONS Census 2021 · qualifications

Neighbourhoods most like this one

Closest matches elsewhere in England and Wales, across 14 Census themes. Similarity is statistical, not a recommendation, and says nothing about how anywhere feels to live in.

Brynmill, Swansea8,817 residents · 33.8% owned · 37.0% no carBevois Town, Southampton6,759 residents · 24.8% owned · 38.0% no carPlasnewydd, Cardiff10,761 residents · 26.5% owned · 48.3% no carRound Hill, Brighton and Hove8,967 residents · 40.9% owned · 48.4% no carSouthsea Fawcett Road, Portsmouth8,785 residents · 40.3% owned · 36.1% no carCity Centre & The Polygon, Southampton8,966 residents · 23.1% owned · 46.4% no car

Census 2021 · Census neighbourhood (MSOA)

Life in Mutley

People, households and homes at the stated Census geography. These describe the 2021 population, not the occupants of a particular home.

Tenure

Private rented63.1%
2,027 households
Owned33.2%
1,065 households
Social rented3.1%
99 households
Shared ownership0.6%
19 households
Lives rent free0%
1 households
Mutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Accommodation type

Part of a converted or shared house, including bedsits37.8%
1,214 households
Terraced36.9%
1,184 households
In a purpose-built block of flats or tenement13.3%
426 households
Semi-detached7%
226 households
Detached2.3%
74 households
In a commercial building, for example, in an office building, hotel or over a shop1.5%
48 households
Part of another converted building, for example, former school, church or warehouse1.2%
39 households
A caravan or other mobile or temporary structure0%
1 households
Mutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Car or van availability

1 car or van in household40.7%
1,305 households
No cars or vans in household35.9%
1,151 households
2 cars or vans in household16.4%
525 households
3 or more cars or vans in household7.1%
228 households
Mutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Number of bedrooms

1 bedroom30%
964 households
4 or more bedrooms26.2%
840 households
2 bedrooms22.7%
730 households
3 bedrooms21.1%
678 households
Mutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household composition

One-person household38.1%
1,224 households
Single family household37.3%
1,200 households
Other household types24.6%
789 households
Mutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household size

1 person in household38.1%
1,224 households
2 people in household31%
997 households
3 people in household12.1%
388 households
4 people in household8.7%
281 households
5 people in household4.7%
152 households
6 people in household2.7%
88 households
8 or more people in household1.5%
49 households
7 people in household1%
33 households
0 people in household0%
0 households
Mutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Age

Under 157%
593 residents
15–2952.5%
4,454 residents
30–4416.8%
1,425 residents
45–6414%
1,187 residents
65 and over9.8%
832 residents
Mutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Ethnic group

White87%
7,397 residents
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh5.6%
478 residents
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups3.2%
274 residents
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African2.3%
195 residents
Other ethnic group1.8%
156 residents
Mutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Highest qualification

Level 3 qualifications38%
2,986 residents aged 16 and over
Level 4 qualifications or above34.1%
2,680 residents aged 16 and over
No qualifications9.2%
726 residents aged 16 and over
Level 2 qualifications8.9%
696 residents aged 16 and over
Level 1 and entry level qualifications4.6%
359 residents aged 16 and over
Apprenticeship3.2%
249 residents aged 16 and over
Other qualifications1.9%
153 residents aged 16 and over
Mutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Economic activity

Economically inactive45.6%
3,576 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active (excluding full-time students)42.1%
3,304 residents aged 16 and over
Economically active and a full-time student12.3%
968 residents aged 16 and over
Mutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Occupational class (NS-SeC)

L15 Full-time students40.4%
3,169 residents aged 16 and over
L4, L5 and L6 Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations13.6%
1,066 residents aged 16 and over
L13 Routine occupations8.9%
702 residents aged 16 and over
L12 Semi-routine occupations7.9%
622 residents aged 16 and over
L7 Intermediate occupations7.1%
557 residents aged 16 and over
L1, L2 and L3 Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations7.1%
554 residents aged 16 and over
L8 and L9 Small employers and own account workers5.9%
466 residents aged 16 and over
L14.1 and L14.2 Never worked and long-term unemployed5.4%
427 residents aged 16 and over
L10 and L11 Lower supervisory and technical occupations3.6%
284 residents aged 16 and over
Mutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

General health

Very good health48.3%
4,100 residents
Good health34.6%
2,936 residents
Fair health11.8%
1,006 residents
Bad health3.8%
326 residents
Very bad health1.5%
124 residents
Mutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Disability

Not disabled under the Equality Act78.4%
6,658 residents
Disabled under the Equality Act21.6%
1,834 residents
Mutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Household deprivation

Household is not deprived in any dimension46.5%
1,492 households
Household is deprived in one dimension36.6%
1,175 households
Household is deprived in two dimensions13.7%
440 households
Household is deprived in three dimensions3.1%
99 households
Household is deprived in four dimensions0.2%
6 households
Mutley · Census neighbourhood (MSOA) · ONS Census 2021

Each percentage uses its Census table’s own total. Rounding and source categories can affect totals. ONS Census data · OGL v3.0.

How the similarity is worked out

Alike on the Census, which is not the same as alike to live in.

Every neighbourhood is described by its shares across the Census themes above — tenure, housing, cars, household make-up, age, ethnic group, qualifications, work, health and deprivation — each theme weighted equally, which is the approach ONS takes in its own Output Area Classification. The neighbourhoods listed are the closest on those numbers, published in full rather than folded into a score. Nothing here measures schools, crime, prices or what a place is like to be in, and a close match is a statistical fact rather than a suggestion to move.

Browse every neighbourhood in Plymouth

Evidence ledger

Source and date are part of the record.

Shared catalogue checked 2026-08-28: 88 candidate data layers listed. Catalogue presence is not publication approval; only separately approved public projections may be shown.